marie callender's. it's time to savor. >>> it's just like a bomb hit. >> we were blessed that our house is still standing. and we know the destruction that this storm has caused. so we might as well just come down, help them out, give them a hand. >> that's what you love seeing there. neighbors helping neighbors in the new york city staten island area. volunteers are flocking to makeshift relief centers across that beleaguered borough. staten island is the epi center of new york city's devastation. the borough suffered the most loss accounting for nearly half the deaths in the city. victims say the damage others suffered is far worse. nbc's richard louis is live on staten island with more for us. i know you have one story after another. there we have neighbors helping neighbors right there. >> that's right, alex. we are in the community here on staten island. a borough that many have said is the forgotten borough. not today. we have people from all over the area, new jersey, new york city and all the bo